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A powerful early-season nor'easter slammed the East Coast with coastal flooding, destructive surf and viral blood-red NYC sunsets, even uncovering a century-old shipwreck.

Former special counsel Jack Smith's Senate Judiciary testimony went viral after Sen. Eric Schmitt's 'gotcha' collapsed when he confused the Atlanta Hawks with the Iowa Hawkeyes.

A 101-page civil suit alleging seven Chi Phi brothers raped a Cornell student exploded online this week, with the DA reopening the case and celebrities naming the 'Cornell 7'.

AEW and WWE announced the death of British wrestler Benjamin Satterley, known as PAC and Neville, at 40, and AEW turned Dynamite into a full tribute episode.

A Dubai–Tel Aviv Flydubai flight plunged 17,000ft and diverted to Saudi Arabia after a co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane, with passengers filming the bloody cabin.

Tennessee's attempt to execute Christa Pike turned into a nationwide story after she survived two lethal injections and was taken to hospital, following days of appeals and a Supreme Court reversal.

Oregon QB Dante Moore was knocked out and stretchered off after USC's Desman Stephens II hit him while sliding, with the celebration, ejection and one-game suspension dominating college football feeds.

An independent Premier League commission found Manchester City guilty on 114 of 115 financial charges, triggering talk of legal action from rival clubs, title claims and possible expulsion.

The 2026 MTV VMAs delivered Taylor Swift's inaugural Artist Director Honors and record 32nd win, LISA's Best Pop and SaWaDiKa performance, and the 'Patient Zero' video premiere.

Former 'American Idol' contestant and pastor Caleb Flynn was found guilty of murdering his wife Ashley, after his mistress's tearful testimony and AI-generated love songs were played in court.

A major incident was declared near RAF Fairford after five UK nationals in their 20s were arrested over suspected explosives offences at the US-used airbase, then bailed days later.

Xi Jinping's first White House state visit in over a decade drew attention for the billionaire-packed state dinner, Melania's look and the press being barred from covering it.

Xi used the state visit to announce two giant pandas as 'envoys of friendship', and their flight out of Chengdu to Zoo Atlanta became the week's feel-good clip.

Cristiano Ronaldo walked out of the Portugal camp after a conversation with the federation president and Jorge Jesus' press conference, promising to 'tell the truth' amid retirement reports.

Trump announced he and tech leaders are officially renaming AI to 'Super Intelligence', and clips of Elon Musk correcting his own 'AI' slip spread instantly.